A Beauty's Waist (Reborn)

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In her previous life, He Yaoqing was poisoned and died with her intestines rotting away.

Reborn, she found herself once again in the bridal sedan on the way to Yongzhou for her wedding. Through the curtain, she heard Prince Liang, Li Yunci, say to her:

"Something unexpected has happened at my residence. I intend to observe three years of mourning for my father, so I'm afraid I can't fulfill my duties as your husband. Since we haven't completed the wedding rites, if you've not made up your mind, I can ask His Majesty to rescind the decree and take the blame myself."

He Yaoqing knew he had someone else in his heart and looked down on her. But going to Prince Liang's residence was a necessary expedient, so she replied against her true feelings, "I have long heard of Your Highness's noble and upright character, and greatly admire you."

Later, He Yaoqing assumed that Li Yunci and his young cousin were deeply in love, so she thought she would do them a favor and bring them together.

Li Yunci's expression darkened. Fearing he had misunderstood and thought she wanted his beloved young cousin to become a concubine, He Yaoqing quickly explained, "Your Highness, please don't worry. I know you dislike me, and I won't make things difficult for you. After some time, I'll ask to be divorced."

Unexpectedly, Li Yunci's face suddenly darkened like a storm, and he grabbed her delicate wrist in a fury, pulling her toward him as he said each word distinctly:

"You know I dislike you? His Majesty sent you to spy on me, yet instead of offering yourself to my bed, you want to send someone else to it?"

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Blurb for the new novel, My Sister-in-Law and Me:

Lone, scheming younger brother-in-law and gentle, delicate widowed sister-in-law

Shen Youyi was thrown into prison and hastily put to death in her previous life.

Reborn, she wanted to avoid disaster and stay alive.

But treacherous ministers held power, and the world had already fallen into chaos. After much thought, the only place she could take refuge was the Lu residence in Bianjing.

But Lu Mian, to whom she'd been engaged since childhood, had already died in battle. Thinking of his younger brother, Lu Zhan, Shen Youyi finally picked up her brush and carefully chose her words, writing on the envelope: "To be opened by Madam Lu."

"Since Shushu and Mianlang can never be together, I wish to enter your household and remain faithful to his memory."

She had no idea that as soon as the letter reached Bianjing, it would go straight into Lu Zhan's hands.

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The Lu family of Bianjing was a distinguished household of loyal subjects, generation after generation. No one could have expected them to produce a treacherous minister: Lu Zhan.

Lu Zhan ruled his household alone. He harmed court officials, abused his power, and committed every kind of evil, looking down at those kneeling at his feet with nothing but coldness in his eyes.

But one day, a woman from the Shen family arrived at his residence, repeatedly saying she had come to remain a widow for his deceased elder brother. She had delicate brows, fair skin, and moist, cherry-red lips.

And... a slender waist, too fragile to bend.

Too bad she wasn't his.

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If she wasn't his, did that mean he couldn't take her?

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He was a vile and despicable man, yet he still dared to yearn for the only light in the darkness.

Theme: Keep living and never give up hope.